Geoscience Education in the Mountain State:
RockCamp III
RockCamp III
Only RockCamp I and II graduates were eligible for RockCamp III. RockCamp participants asked for more extensive
learning opportunities, especially field-oriented ones. Honoring this request, RockCamp organized "The Big Trips"
experiences. RockCamp II was the first. It provided 26 participants a chance to see the geomorphology, tectonic,
structural, and stratigraphic geology of the New River. We began at the headwaters of the New River in
North Carolina and concluded with a day of whitewater rafting on the New River in West Virginia. It is amazing
how relevant a discussion of rocks can be to a successful run of the rapids! Participants were required
to develop activities that would allow them to share some portion of their experiences with students.
For more information, contact Tom Repine, WVGES Education Specialist (repine@wvgs.wvnet.edu)
Page last revised: January 5, 2006
